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⌈ Secret Post #2246 ⌋

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Hey guys, there've been a few posts recently (both as secrets and general comments) about the ability to handle yourself in extreme situations.

I came across some very interesting social science type knowledge that helped explain this phenomena very well for me, and I hope it helps you too!

From the book Blink: The power of Thinking without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell, there is a section talking about the human physical response to stress and perceived danger.

He talks about an optimal range that people enter that allows heightened perception and function when presented with stress and danger. This range is entered when the heart speeds up to somewhere between 115 and 145 beats per minute.

The trick is staying in that range, which basically only happens through practice and repeat exposure.

For most people, who aren't exposed to situations that gets their heart racing to such a degree, their body fails to adapt to the response. Most people's bodily response is to overcompensate, go way over 145 bpm, and at that point the bodily functions start shutting down.

Things like forebrain processing is eliminated, and forces people to rely on the mammalian and reptilian brain, basically emotions and reflexes. They can't think clearly. People get clumsy and unable to move efficiently, because the blood is drawn away from the limbs and to the core as a defense mechanism.

In situations that evoke extreme fear, like being part of a shooting, many people's heart rates get so high (over 175), the physiological response is to void their bladder/bowels, because the body sees it as non essential.

However, with repeated exposure to the fear/stress/danger stimulus, your body recognizes and starts to adapt better to the stimulus. For example, they did some experiments with police training, and hooked up some cops to monitors, and exposed them to a experimental situation where they get shot. The first instance, their heart rate skyrockets; the second time, it lowers, and by third and fourth time, they've adapted to the experience, and their heart rate is in the range to move and react efficiently.

So yeah. It doesn't take a badass to be able to respond well and efficiently in the face of fear, stress, and danger. It probably helps to have a personality that isn't easily stimulated by fear naturally, but it's not necessary. It basically just takes being exposed to it for a lengthy period of time, and you find that your body is naturally able to cope.

But I really wouldn't recommend doing things like running out into traffic to desensitize yourself to fear, stress, and danger. That doesn't make you practical or a badass, it just makes you stupid. ;P

That's really interesting, anon! Thanks for sharing!

(reply from suspended user)

"loaded for PTSD"?

Just curious about what you mean. I suppose anybody could be primed for PTSD after being exposed to so many situations that invoke fear so as to get it to work in your advantage.

Or did you mean more like genetics wise...?

Oh god I am so fucked for developing PTSD then.

Not only have I lived with that fear/trauma stimuli pretty much fucking daily until I was 18, but my family is primed for psychological problems, and two of my family members were regularly emotionally abusive towards me.

Goddamnit. Fuck my career aspirations in public defense.

Well, at least now I'm aware of it and can handle it when necessary.

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